Journal of Philosophical Investigations
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A Critical Study of Thomas Nagel's View on Absurdity
A Critical Study of Thomas Nagel's View on Absurdity

Vahid Sohrabifar

Volume 17, Issue 44 , November 2023, , Pages 372-389

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2023.51591.3209

Abstract
  One of the crucial debates on the meaning of life is the question of absurdity. Is life of human beings has a unifying, valuable, and purposeful ground? one of the thinkers who present ...  Read More
Pragmatic Rationalism; Popper, Bartley and varieties of rationalism
Pragmatic Rationalism; Popper, Bartley and varieties of rationalism

William Berkson

Volume 17, Issue 42 , June 2023, , Pages 140-150

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2023.16580

Abstract
  Rational discussion guides, but does not compel individual decisions, and the best process of inquiry and decision should vary with a person’s goals and situation. Sir Karl Popper ...  Read More
Critique and Investigation of the Evolutionary Ethical Behavior Explanations based on Francisco Ayala’s Theories
Critique and Investigation of the Evolutionary Ethical Behavior Explanations based on Francisco Ayala’s Theories

Haleh Abdollahi Rad; Hassan Miandari

Volume 14, Issue 32 , December 2020, , Pages 1-20

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2020.8041

Abstract
  Ayala (American philosopher and biologist) has presented new theories on the evolutionary ethical explanations. Due to the large scope of Ayala’s discussion on evolutionary ethics, ...  Read More
Quine on Charity and Rationality
Quine on Charity and Rationality

Hamidreza Mahboobi Arani; Mojtaba Derayati

Volume 14, Issue 32 , December 2020, , Pages 134-147

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2020.29178.2097

Abstract
  W. V. Quine borrows the principle of charity from Neil Wilson, but modifies and enriches its content to fit into his naturalistic philosophy and epistemology. While Wilson ties this ...  Read More
Intuition as a Capacity for a Priori Knowledge
Intuition as a Capacity for a Priori Knowledge

Henry W. Pickford

Volume 13, Issue 28 , November 2019, , Pages 147-169

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2019.35724.2403

Abstract
  This article lays the groundwork for a defense of rational intuitions by first arguing against a prevalent view according to which intuition is a distinctive psychological state, an ...  Read More
The Study of Rationality and Faith in Robert Audi
The Study of Rationality and Faith in Robert Audi

Alireza Dorri Nogoorani

Volume 10, Issue 18 , June 2016, , Pages 329-357

Abstract
  Robert Audi, well-known American epistemologist, has a distinctive approach toward the rationality of faith which is worth studying. Audi attempts to differentiate non-doxastic propositional ...  Read More
Examination of the Relationship between Faith and Rationality from Kierkegaard's Point of View
Examination of the Relationship between Faith and Rationality from Kierkegaard's Point of View

Shima Shahriari

Volume 9, Issue 16 , May 2015, , Pages 97-120

Abstract
  Søren Kierkegaard was one of the most influential Christian philosophers and theologians in the nineteenth century. He presented a view on the relationship between faith and ...  Read More
The Method of Question and Answer as a Principle of Charity
in Gadamer’s Hermeneutics
The Method of Question and Answer as a Principle of Charity in Gadamer’s Hermeneutics

David Vessey

Volume 2, Issue 203 , September 2008, , Pages 1-14

Abstract
  Principles of Charity have become central features of any plausible theory of interpretation. The trick has been to explain how the truth of the text to appear without abandoning one’s ...  Read More
The Philosophy of Modernism and Role in Education
The Philosophy of Modernism and Role in Education

Khalil Soltanolghorai

Volume 1, Issue 199 , September 2006, , Pages 45-72

Abstract
  In the realm of education, self-confidence and belief in the importance of thinking and human inference are very significant and basic. Without ignoring the importance of other methods ...  Read More